When the Hawk was still in the prototype, the Americans did experiments, and as a result, their own air defense radar could not detect the Nighthawk at all, which proved the excellent radar stealth ability of this aircraft, which made the US Air Force greatly appreciated, signed a contract with Lockheed, and continued to develop into the current attack aircraft.

However, the radar of the United States at that time was not a meter-wave radar, which had already been eliminated by them. If they had used meter-wave radar for experiments, they would not have been so optimistic.

Now, in the dark, the meter-wave radar in the woods is rotating, and every time it rotates, it will refresh the tracking signal, and those two targets are coming from the sea in the northeast, towards this side!

"The goal is vague." Kazakh looked at the radar screen in front of him and heard the radar operator say to Kazakh: "If it had been before, we wouldn't have paid attention to this signal at all, just like the reflection of the clouds." ”

Although this is also a meter-wave radar, it is not the original backward meter-wave radar, the antenna has not changed, the transmitter and receiver have not changed, but the later target recognition and processing system has undergone great changes, there are various complex programs, with high-performance computers, can distinguish the clouds, as well as the radar reflection waves of special targets.

It's just that the signal is still very vague.

"The altitude is between 5,000 and 7,000 kilometers, and the distance is about 100 kilometers." "By the time the target flies closer, there should be a more pronounced signal signature," said the radar operator. ”

This meter-wave radar, which is mainly used in the air defense network for long-range early warning, can detect a distance of about 400 kilometers, and now, at a distance of 100 kilometers, it has already found targets. It's just that it can't be detected more clearly.

"The phased array radar is powered on and ready to be turned on at any time, and the SAM-3 missile is powered on and ready to be launched at any time!" Kazakh said.

It has entered the last moment, and the time has come to shoot down a stealth aircraft in one fell swoop and test the combat capabilities of such a system now! You only have one chance! Hit it or not. All have to retreat quickly! It's just a shot in the fire!

When Pakistan grows stronger, the United States will definitely regard Pakistan as a potential enemy, and in case of a war encounter, stealth aircraft will be Pakistan's biggest challenge! Therefore, in addition to making unremitting efforts to develop its own stealth aircraft, Pakistan is also developing ways to counter stealth aircraft!

Now, it's time to put the results to the test!

The nighthawk in the sky continued to fly forward, in accordance with the predetermined target position. They will fly over the barracks in the town of Rio Alto and drop the laser-aware bombs they carry.

As the distance approached, the on-board fire control system, already at work, calibrated the original flight error, ready for laser guidance.

As a stealth aircraft, all of the Nighthawk's fire control systems are passively detected and do not have an active radar. So as not to radiate electromagnetic waves, to be discovered by the enemy. And the weapons it throws are mainly laser-guided bombs.

The 900-kilogram laser-guided bomb, at which time the internal inertial gyroscope has also been activated, began to be calibrated, and everything was in the predetermined scheme.

"The target is within fifteen kilometers." On the ground, said the operator of the meter-wave radar.

Fifteen kilometers! That's a very close distance!

"Phased array radar power on! Missile ignition. One in five seconds, shoot out all the missiles we brought! Kazakh ordered.

With the order of the Kazakhs, on the missile launchers outside, there was a flash of fire. One missile, with a tongue of fire trailing its tail, flew into the sky, and five seconds later, the second flew into the sky again!

If you are familiar with the operation of anti-aircraft missiles, you will definitely be surprised at this time, because the missile at this time has not yet intercepted the target, and it is completely an uncontrolled rocket!

This missile is guided by radio commands, as long as the ground control radar below sends a control signal in a timely manner, it can still have the ability to guide, and now, this missile is launched first, and with an interval of five seconds, it does not use the common double salvo, which is to shoot down the need to shoot down stealth aircraft!

The phased array radar has also been turned on, all the beams are concentrated on the direction indicated by the meter-wave radar, and electromagnetic radiation fills the sky, followed by a small number of echoes returning, showing a vague shadow that sometimes disappears on the screen.

The radar reflection area of the F-117 is only 0.01 square meters, which is equivalent to the size of a helmet! The meter-wave radar sees an aircraft, because the radar wavelength is long, but unfortunately the accuracy is not high enough, and the phased array radar is the S-band, which happens to be the band that the F-117 is good at, so the current advanced phased array radar concentrates almost all the beams in the corresponding airspace, and it is still unable to provide accurate guidance information.

"Use manual tracking!" The radar operators immediately changed their approach to manual assisted tracking, while they waited for their last chance.

The nighthawk in the sky continued to fly, and ten kilometers after reaching the target, Wheatley calmly gave the order: "Drop the bomb!" ”

Laser-guided bombs fly unpowered, they are not weapons outside the defense zone, and the distance at which they are thrown is related to the altitude, if they are at an altitude of 10,000 meters, they can be thrown from 20 kilometers away, and now, their altitude, when they are 10 kilometers, is the most certain.

With his command, his finger pressed the red button on the stick at the same time, and as long as he waited another minute and continued to provide laser beam guidance to the laser-guided bomb, he completed his mission and could return home.

It's an easy mission! Except that the flight is too long!

As he pressed the button, under the flat belly, the two bomb bay doors quickly opened with the action of the hydraulic rod, and the laser-guided bomb would be dropped from the inside!

At this moment, he suddenly saw something flying in the dark night sky a few kilometers in front of him, pointing straight to the sky, and suddenly, he was shocked, was that an anti-aircraft missile?

The F-117 boasts low detectability, with an RCS value as small as 0.01! However, the moment its bomb bay door opened, its stealth performance was destroyed!

The bomb bay door perpendicular to the fuselage, and the various parts inside, will reflect a large number of radar waves, and at this moment, the target on the screen of the phased array radar on the ground is very clear!

"The first missile has already missed, the second is about to arrive! Go to automatic control! Kazakh shouted.

It's all about success or failure!

To shoot all the missiles out is to wait for an opportunity, and whichever one is closest will rely on which one will make a contribution! Now, the timing is just right!

The high-speed computer was running rapidly, and in the two seconds that the other party opened the hatch and closed the hatch, the second Sam-3 missile had accurately locked onto the target, turned, and continued to fly forward for two seconds, and then, the high-energy warhead loaded with 70 kg of high explosives broke out with its own roar, and 3670 pieces of debris scattered in all directions, filling the surrounding space.

Wheatley was shocked when he heard the explosion, he knew that he had been ambushed, and that it was a well-planned ambush! He wanted to pull the lever to avoid it, but it was too late, and several debris hit his plane, and suddenly, on the dashboard in front of him, countless red lights flashed.

Parachuting! Without even thinking about it, he pulled the ejection handle, and this is Panama! He needs to call for help to the other invading American troops after landing and come to his rescue as soon as possible!

The second Nighthawk made an emergency turn, and before it had time to drop the bomb, it began to withdraw from the battle, and since it did not open the hatch of the bomb bay, it was not tracked by the missile, although the follow-up missiles continued to explode in the sky, forming a terrible barrage of fragments, he still escaped by luck.

"The rest of the convoy is immediately ready to move, and the phased array radar monitors the trajectory of the downed plane, Aboud, take your people, follow me to pick up the wreckage! Within three hours, be sure to complete the retreat according to the original plan! Kazakh said.

The battle went well, proving that stealth planes can be shot down! Their final mission is to find the wreckage of the downed stealth plane and take it away! Even if it crashes, the wreckage will be a great inspiration to Pakistan's developers!

The entire position was in a hurry, and several people jumped onto trucks, all of which were off-road chassis, and one of them was carrying a truck-mounted crane, and they began to move quickly in the direction monitored by the phased array radar.

Find that wreck!

There was another roar in the sky, and the official offensive of the Americans had finally begun!

Originally, the Americans were planning to use stealth aircraft as the first wave of attack aircraft, who knew that the division would be disadvantageous, but this did not affect the follow-up operation, and more planes had already entered the sky over Panama and began to bomb various targets they identified.

This is a war that has nothing to do with you! You just want to find the wreckage!

Wearing night vision devices, Abboud's eyes looked around, this is a field, if the plane crashes, it will definitely heat up, and it can be clearly displayed in his night vision goggles! The plane was not blown up in the air, it was only hit by debris before it fell, and the fuselage must still be intact!

"Note that when the plane fell, it drifted about five kilometers to the northeast." The voice of the radar operator was heard over the radio.

The intact Nighthawk is stealthy, and when it is blown up, it becomes a very obvious target, and the phased array radar has been steadily tracking, observing the location where the Nighthawk fell.

At this time, explosions have begun to sound one after another, and other American planes have already flown over Panama, and the war has begun! (To be continued......)